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BLACK SEAWEED CONCERNS PROMPT NATIVE GROUPS, SCIENTISTS TO MEET, MAP OUT ACTION PLAN
Panel to look into phenomena plaguing laak’ásk, Pyropia abbottiae Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) convened an unprecedented meeting with tribes and tribal members, regional organizations and scientists from Alaska, ... read more
SHI TO SPONSOR SUMMER LECTURE SERIES ON SOUTHEAST NATIVE LANGUAGES, STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITY
Free event to be offered in-person, virtually Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) will sponsor a free summer lecture series on the challenges faced by language students learning Lingít ... read more
TEN EDUCATORS RECOGNIZED FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE IN SCHOOLS, COMMUNITIES
Honors given during SHI’s 2023 Culturally Responsive Education Conference Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) awarded 10 educators from Alaska and Washington for their distinguished service today at its ... read more
SHI RELEASES FEATURE-LENGTH FILM ON HISTORY, ORIGIN OF CELEBRATION
SHI RELEASES FEATURE-LENGTH FILM ON HISTORY, ORIGIN OF CELEBRATION Program explores the origins of Celebration to today Dec. 21, 2022 (Watch) Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has released a feature-length film on the history and origin of Celebration since its inception in 1982. The film, 40 Years of Celebration — A Biennial Festival of Tlingit, Haida, [...]
SHI TO SPONSOR LECTURE ON NATIVE LEADERS’ HALL OF FAME
SHI TO SPONSOR LECTURE ON NATIVE LEADERS’ HALL OF FAME Free event to be offered in-person, virtually Dec. 16, 2022 (About the Lecturer) Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) will sponsor a free lecture next week on the activism of Native leaders during the United States occupation of the ancient homeland of the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian [...]
SHI ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR COLLEGE, VOC-TECH SEALASKA SCHOLARSHIPS
SHI ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR COLLEGE, VOC-TECH SEALASKA SCHOLARSHIPS Institute offering cash incentive to early birds Dec. 15, 2022 (Apply) The enrollment period for Sealaska scholarship applications is open for the 2023-2024 school year. The deadline to apply is March 1, 2023. However, Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) is offering a $50 incentive to those who complete [...]
YAKUTAT TRIBE, SHI AND SEALASKA URGING CESSATION OF LOGGING OF HISTORIC SITE
YAKUTAT TRIBE, SHI AND SEALASKA URGING CESSATION OF LOGGING OF HISTORIC SITE Area is ancient homeland of the Kwaashk’iḵwáan clan Dec. 15, 2022 (Oral Tradition on Humpback Creek) (Archaeological Interpretation) Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI), Sealaska Corporation and the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe are calling on Yakutat’s Native village corporation to stop logging an area that is a [...]
SHI OFFERING MUSEUM, ART INTERNSHIPS IN ALASKA, NEW MEXICO
SHI OFFERING MUSEUM, ART INTERNSHIPS IN ALASKA, NEW MEXICO Candidates will get hands-on experience in museum sciences and art practices Dec. 14, 2022 (Apply Museum) (Apply Art) (Flyer Museum) (Flyer Art) Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) is recruiting undergraduate and graduate students for paid museum and art internships in partnership with the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) and [...]
SHI TO SPONSOR LECTURE BY ARCHAEOLOGIST DETAILING DISCOVERY OF ANCIENT STONE FISH WEIR
SHI TO SPONSOR LECTURE BY ARCHAEOLOGIST DETAILING DISCOVERY OF ANCIENT STONE FISH WEIR Free event to be offered in-person, virtually Dec. 8, 2022 (Video of Weir) (Research Team) Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) will sponsor a lecture on Tuesday to delve more deeply into the discovery of an ancient, submerged stone weir, which was found near [...]
SEALASKA HERITAGE DIGITIZES, POSTS CELEBRATION 1994
SEALASKA HERITAGE DIGITIZES, POSTS CELEBRATION 1994 Video series shows seventh Celebration, more years to follow Dec. 7, 2022 (About Celebration) (Watch) Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has digitized and posted online video of Celebration 1994. Celebration is a dance-and-culture festival first held by SHI in 1982 that has grown into the world’s largest gathering of the [...]
SHI EXPANDS AWARD-WINNING EARLY LITERACY PROGRAM TO ANCHORAGE
SHI EXPANDS AWARD-WINNING EARLY LITERACY PROGRAM TO ANCHORAGE Institute to partner with the Alaska Native Heritage Center Dec. 1, 2022 (Enroll) (About Baby Raven Reads) (Baby Raven Reads Books) Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) is expanding its award-winning early literacy program, Baby Raven Reads, to Anchorage through a partnership with the Alaska Native Heritage Center (ANHC). [...]
SHI TO SPONSOR LECTURE ON HISTORY OF THE T’AKDEINTAAN CLAN
SHI TO SPONSOR LECTURE ON HISTORY OF THE T'AKDEINTAAN CLAN Free event to be offered in-person, virtually Nov. 17, 2022 Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) will sponsor a free lecture next week on the history of the T’aḵdeintaan clan. The lecture will be given by Tlingit Ken Kaax̱ḵaatuklag̱é Grant, who is the spokesperson for the clan [...]
SEALASKA HERITAGE DIGITIZES, POSTS CELEBRATION 1992
SEALASKA HERITAGE DIGITIZES, POSTS CELEBRATION 1992 Video series shows sixth Celebration, more years to follow Nov. 16, 2022 (About Celebration) (Watch) Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has digitized and posted online video of Celebration 1992. Celebration is a dance-and-culture festival first held by SHI in 1982 that has grown into the world’s largest gathering of the [...]
SHI TO SPONSOR PANEL DISCUSSION ON CONTROVERSIAL CLOSURE OF WALTER SOBOLEFF CHURCH, RECENT EFFORTS TO ATONE
SHI TO SPONSOR PANEL DISCUSSION ON CONTROVERSIAL CLOSURE OF WALTER SOBOLEFF CHURCH, RECENT EFFORTS TO ATONE Event held in honor of Walter Soboleff Day Nov. 10, 2022 Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) next week will sponsor a panel discussion on the controversial closure of a Juneau church 60 years ago that was ministered by the late Tlingit spiritual leader Walter [...]
SHI OFFERING SCHOLARSHIPS TO MUSEUM, ART STUDIES STUDENTS
SHI OFFERING SCHOLARSHIPS TO MUSEUM, ART STUDIES STUDENTS Initiative part of vision to make Juneau Northwest Coast arts capital Dec. 5, 2022 (Apply) (Flyer) Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) is offering scholarships to students majoring in art and museum studies under a program operated in partnership with the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) and the Institute of [...]
